Cooking stove or range



June 5 1934. s BURCH ET AL 1,961,332

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COOKING STOVE OR RANGE Filed May 11, 1932 2 Sheets-Shed 2 BY was?Patented June 5, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFi Dowagiac,

Mich., assignors to Round Oak Furnace Company, Dowagiac, Mich.

Application May 11, 1932, Serial No. 610,527

1 Claim.

The main objects of the invention are:

First, to provide in a cooking stove or range an adjustable drawer orsupport for racks, grids or pans which may be projected .from the ovenor broiler compartment for ready access or inspection of contents.

Second, to provide a device of this character with manual control meansremote from or so positioned relative to the compartment opening that itmay be manipulated without objectionable exposure to the heat.

Third, to provide a structure having these advantages which is compactand may be readily embodied in stoves or ranges of typesnow in veryextensive use.

Objects relating to details and economies of our invention will appearfrom the description to follow. The invention is defined in the claim.

A structure embodying the features of our invention is illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, in which: m

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a cooking stove or range embodying thefeatures of our invention, the range being shown with the broilercompartment door in its open position and with the broiler drawer partlywithdrawn as for inspection.

Fig. 2 is a view mainly in horizontal section illustrating the meansconnecting the control handle to the broiler door.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary detail view partially in side elevation andpartially in vertical section of the drawer supporting and positioncontrolling mechanism.

Fig. 4 is a view mainly in transverse vertical section of the drawer andits supporting and position controlling mechanism.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the drawer sup- D In the accompanyingdrawings we have illustrated our-improvements as embodied in broilers.It should be stated, however, that they are advantageous and readilyembodied in other relations, ovens for example.

Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates a stove or range having abroilercompartment. 2 provided with a door 3 hinged to swing outwardly to ahorizontal position. We provide a drawer rack or grid support 4reciprocatingly mounted within the compartment so that it may becompletely retracted therein or partially projecting therefrom when thedoor is opened. This drawer is mounted on a drawer slide designatedgenerally-by the numeral 5 which is mounted in the bottom of thecompartment 2 and provided with spaced channel ways 6. Drawer supportingrollers 7 are mounted at the front of the slide. These rollers are setin openings provided therefor in the slide to project into supportingengagement with the bottom of the drawer.

The slide is preferably formed of a stamping, its

longitudinal edges being turned upwardly to form the channel ways andits rear ends being downturned to provide an attaching flange 8 securedto the rear wall 9 of the compartment by means of the bolts or'rivets10. The slide has a central longitudinal opening 11 through which thedepending arm 12 at the rear of the drawer depends.

This arm in the embodiment illustrated is angled,

and has a forwardly extending part 13 to which the link 14 is pivoted.The other end of the link is pivoted to the lever 15 mounted on abracket 16 on the main frame 1'7 of the structure.

A control rod 18 having a finger piece 19 at its outer end extendsthrough the front wall 20 of the stove or range at one side of the doorso that it is freely accessible with the door in open position and thedrawer extended as illustrated in Fig. 1. The control rod is preferablyconnected to the lever by means of the I bolt 21.

The drawer isprovided at its rear end with rollers 24 which coactwith'the channel ways, thus supporting the drawer against tiltingmovement on the rollers 7 when the drawer is in its outer position. Bythus mounting the drawer it slides very freely. The sides of the drawerare provided with a plurality of vertically spaced pan or rack ledges25, the pan 26 illustrated being adapted to receive a grid 27.

With this arrangement of partsthe drawer may 7 a broiler compartmentprovided with a burner in v the top thereof, a pan or grid supportingdrawer disposed in said compartment for sliding manipulation through thedoor opening thereof, an arm depending from the rear edge of saiddrawer, a lever pivotedto the front wall of the stove .or range at apoint below and laterally spaced from said drawer, a link connecting thefree end of said lever to said arm, and a push-pull rod extendingthrough the front wall of the range or stove and connected to said leverfor manipulating said drawer, said arm, lever, link and rod beingdisposed so as to be removed from the heat of said burner, wherebythehandle of said rod remains cool at all times.

\ FRANK J. FREELAND.

ELWOOD S. BURCH.

